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late today the fbi said it's looking for a man carrying an unusually heavy black bag. >> the bag would have been heavy because of the components believed to be in it. >> reporter: the fbi has losts of clues already. the white smoke indicates a bomb built with low velocity mixture turs, not military grade. >> they may not have had the resources as we've seen in other bomb attacks, but they knew how to make the bomb go boom. >> reporter: experts say the large pieces of metal, as seen here in the air suggest the bombs might have been concealed in or under a mailbox or trash barrel, as one witness described. >> i literally saw the garbage barrel explode. i saw at the flash, the fire, the smoke and i ran as fast as i could. >> all the evidence they collected might not look like much, but the investigators, every small piece of evidence they collect will be a treasure trove. >> reporter: in the fbi belief about the pressure cooker bears out, it will be no surprise to counterterrorism officials who have warned about their possible use for years. there are numerous descriptions online about ho
late today the fbi said it's looking for a man carrying an unusually heavy black bag. >> the bag would have been heavy because of the components believed to be in it. >> reporter: the fbi has losts of clues already. the white smoke indicates a bomb built with low velocity mixture turs, not military grade. >> they may not have had the resources as we've seen in other bomb attacks, but they knew how to make the bomb go boom. >> reporter: experts say the large pieces of...
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now, the fbi has stopped a lot of things before it happened, and initiating people in the united states, but i would have expected a lot more to have happened just like this, and i don't know why it hasn't. >> thanks very much. let's go back to brian in watertown who has been told about a possible controlled explosion that may be imminent. >> they're in the course of doing that. it is 2:00 in the afternoon in the east coast and only several hours of daylight left and the more they can do in daylight the happy they are with about it. they're go about to do that to make sure there are no booby traps in there and agens and police officers will go in following these controlled detonations which will essentially put an end to the risk that something would blow sky high, it will blow as best as they cacon ntrol it. >> that's the home in cambridge, massachusetts. we just leard w moments ago that the police arr at dzokhar's dorm room at the university of dartmouth. >> reporter: right, they seem to be throughout the area, i see them adding more data points as they go along. new leads and connect
now, the fbi has stopped a lot of things before it happened, and initiating people in the united states, but i would have expected a lot more to have happened just like this, and i don't know why it hasn't. >> thanks very much. let's go back to brian in watertown who has been told about a possible controlled explosion that may be imminent. >> they're in the course of doing that. it is 2:00 in the afternoon in the east coast and only several hours of daylight left and the more they...
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they've got it at the base in virginia, where it's being examined by fbi technicians. they believe they can find signatures and footprints that would be unique to that bomb and perhaps match it up to other bombs somewhere else in the world, somewhere else in this country. that will be the road to finding the bomber. the fbi put out a plea to anyone who saw a person carrying an unusually heavy black bag on the day of the race. they believe the person brought those two bombs in black bags and planted them along the route of the race. those are two important developments today. >> that's right, brian. and as you've been saying, there's a lot of surveillance tape of that area. we are told it's the most intensely surveilled by cameras in the entire city of boston. thanks to you. >>> now we want to turn and get more on the breaking news out of washington, that letter or package addressed to a center -- senator that tested positive for a type of poison. and pierre thomas joins us.
they've got it at the base in virginia, where it's being examined by fbi technicians. they believe they can find signatures and footprints that would be unique to that bomb and perhaps match it up to other bombs somewhere else in the world, somewhere else in this country. that will be the road to finding the bomber. the fbi put out a plea to anyone who saw a person carrying an unusually heavy black bag on the day of the race. they believe the person brought those two bombs in black bags and...
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why the fbi says, look at every detail. and the breakthrough comes as an emotional president tonight has a message for the bombers. >> we will find you. and, yes, you will face justice. >>> also tonight, that texas disaster. what caused the giant tank at a fertilizer plant to explode and shatter an entire town? the tremors felt miles away as true heroes rushed in to help. >>> in other news, water world. kayaking down the streets of chicago. floods, cars swallowed in a big hole. the earth no match for the deluge. >>> and the heart of a hero. from boston to texas, the ordinary americans who rushed toward danger. is there a super hero in every one of us? >>> good evening to you, and tonight from texas to boston, we are a nation in pursuit of answers. and as we come on the air tonight, there is stunning news out of boston. the fbi releasing surveillance tapes. two people called persons of interest in the marathon-day bombings. the fbi considers them armed, dangerous, asked that no one approach them. but they ask all members of
why the fbi says, look at every detail. and the breakthrough comes as an emotional president tonight has a message for the bombers. >> we will find you. and, yes, you will face justice. >>> also tonight, that texas disaster. what caused the giant tank at a fertilizer plant to explode and shatter an entire town? the tremors felt miles away as true heroes rushed in to help. >>> in other news, water world. kayaking down the streets of chicago. floods, cars swallowed in a...
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authorities say the fbi is focused on photographs, including some taken by a surveillance camera at the lord & taylor store, that show a man in the race-day crowd, using a cellphone, with a black bag strapped across his chest that authorities say may contain the bomb. the key frames are just a few of the millions of frames of video examined in the last 36 hours by a special team of fbi forensic experts, the operational technology division. they have set up facilities at a restricted location near the boston harbor. and they are masters at what is known as facial recognition, the new science of converting a face into a name, demonstrated here by an indiana company that was used by the fbi following the 9/11 attacks. >> in this investigation, there will be hundreds of thousands of images. if they have a suspect identified, they know the area that suspect was in, they'll be able to then track the person back to an image and say, here we have him. >> reporter: the fbi tech agents are also examining tiny bits of debris recovered at the crime scene. there are wire fragments with manufacturing
authorities say the fbi is focused on photographs, including some taken by a surveillance camera at the lord & taylor store, that show a man in the race-day crowd, using a cellphone, with a black bag strapped across his chest that authorities say may contain the bomb. the key frames are just a few of the millions of frames of video examined in the last 36 hours by a special team of fbi forensic experts, the operational technology division. they have set up facilities at a restricted...
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this is a group made up of the cia, the dia and the fbi. this was set up by president obama in 2009 after they did away with the cia's interrogation program and it is designed for exactly this situation. to go in and to interrogate suspected terrorists immediately after their apprehension. i have been told prior to this that this group was on stand-by and ready to go. that's the next thing we're looking for. trying to get intelligence and information out of this individual because the big question here, diane, that the entire intelligence community has been focused on is whether or not these brothers were acting alone or whether or not they were part of a larger group and there could be other plotters out there. >> again, martha raddatz, we know his older brother had gone back to russia. we have a kind of dark age in there for a few moments when he was back in russia. we have no idea where he went. >> reporter: we have no idea. he was there six months. so, that's a period they're really going to look at and if they can interrogate this susp
this is a group made up of the cia, the dia and the fbi. this was set up by president obama in 2009 after they did away with the cia's interrogation program and it is designed for exactly this situation. to go in and to interrogate suspected terrorists immediately after their apprehension. i have been told prior to this that this group was on stand-by and ready to go. that's the next thing we're looking for. trying to get intelligence and information out of this individual because the big...
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rick deslauriers from the fbi could not be more cooperative. we've sat together almost hour for hour for the last four days, sharing every single bit of information in a real team. colonel alben, the same way. carmen ortiz, with us all the time. and then, to bring the governor and the mayor together, leading the city of boston in responding to this. i finally just want to say that the citizens of this city has been incredible. they've been patient with us. they've endured heartache and aggravation over the last four days. we're very happy to try to put this back together. thank you. >> watertown police chief devoe? >> as the police chief of watertown, i can't be prouder of my community and the men and women of the watertown police department. what we've been through the last 24 hours, i wouldn't want to see another police department go through. the support that we've had from all the different agencies that have been mentioned tonight over the last 24 hours th s has been incredible. to see everyone working together with the mayor, the governor,
rick deslauriers from the fbi could not be more cooperative. we've sat together almost hour for hour for the last four days, sharing every single bit of information in a real team. colonel alben, the same way. carmen ortiz, with us all the time. and then, to bring the governor and the mayor together, leading the city of boston in responding to this. i finally just want to say that the citizens of this city has been incredible. they've been patient with us. they've endured heartache and...
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the man known as the underwear bomber was also questioned by the fbi before he was read his miranda rights and almost immediately confessed to attempting to blow up a detroit-bound airliner on christmas day in 2009. he had links to al qaeda, but smeltzer says evaluating the information in this case thus far he assumes the two brothers were amateurs acting alone. >> by the homemade character of the weapons, which suggested something less systematic than a really sophisticated extensive terrorist operation likely. >> reporter: and the federal public defender's office said today that it will defend tsarnaev. most experts think this case will be tried in federal court, and prosecutors could charge him with use of weapons of mass destruction, which would make the case eligible for the death penalty. live in san francisco, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> monte, thank you. >>> the bombing suspect is being held and treated in the same hospital as some of the victims. more than 180 people were hurt in the explosions, and some are still in critical condition tonight. their stories continue to t
the man known as the underwear bomber was also questioned by the fbi before he was read his miranda rights and almost immediately confessed to attempting to blow up a detroit-bound airliner on christmas day in 2009. he had links to al qaeda, but smeltzer says evaluating the information in this case thus far he assumes the two brothers were amateurs acting alone. >> by the homemade character of the weapons, which suggested something less systematic than a really sophisticated extensive...
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law enforcement officials and fbi are talking to witnesses to see what they saw. the other thing is surveillance tape. they're looking for any surveillance tape that might give them an idea who might have left those bombs behind. >> i know this is a labor intensive investigation when you have bomb-sniffing dogs, but maybe it's a naive question. is it possible to deploy a whole host of dogs along this route and get an answer? >> believe me, if they have those type of canine units available, those dogs will be deployed tonight. they will also use various types of technology to scan those packages. again, right now, they have to secure the scene as nightfall comes along, to make sure nothing is taken from the scene that might be useful in the investigation. >> and just one quick question, when you started calling today, when were the first sentences said to you by the people who watch homeland security? >> well, the difficult thing for them was they were caught flat-footed by this incident obviously. there was no information on any threat coming in that said this wou
law enforcement officials and fbi are talking to witnesses to see what they saw. the other thing is surveillance tape. they're looking for any surveillance tape that might give them an idea who might have left those bombs behind. >> i know this is a labor intensive investigation when you have bomb-sniffing dogs, but maybe it's a naive question. is it possible to deploy a whole host of dogs along this route and get an answer? >> believe me, if they have those type of canine units...
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. >> reporter: the younger brother told the fbi that he and his brother were inspired by the anti-u.s. internet preaching of the radical cleric anwar al awlaki. even though the american born al qaeda figure was killed in a -- more than a year and a half ago, his words still have power. here condemning the u.s. actions in iraq and afghanistan, which the younger brother said, became their motivation to attack. >> we have chosen the path of war in order to defend ourselves from your oppression. >> reporter: the elder brother tamerlan had another favorite speaker. a chechen rebel leader who's video tamerlan posted online. here the leader threatens death to anyone who helps the infidels. he was killed by the russians last year. and it was on the internet, dzhokhar told fbi agents, that they learned how to make a bomb with a pressure cooker all found from an al qaeda online magazine. >> it suggests people are getting smarter about building easily manufactured bombs and targeting the united states. >> reporter: in russia today, the mother of the brothers tsarnaev, who first encouraged her ol
. >> reporter: the younger brother told the fbi that he and his brother were inspired by the anti-u.s. internet preaching of the radical cleric anwar al awlaki. even though the american born al qaeda figure was killed in a -- more than a year and a half ago, his words still have power. here condemning the u.s. actions in iraq and afghanistan, which the younger brother said, became their motivation to attack. >> we have chosen the path of war in order to defend ourselves from your...
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and questioned why the fbi failed to keep tamerlan on its radar of questioning him about possible terror ties two years ago at the request of russia. >> i give him the benefit of the doubt. but he was on the radar screen. and somehow he got off the radar screen and traveled overseas to one of the dangerous parts of the world. >> reporter: once federal charges are filed, authorities say they're likely to include counts that ask for the death penalty. although, the final decision whether whether to seek the death penalty will be up to attorney general eric holder. dan? >> from your sources, from what they've told you, do they think there's an imminent threat still out there? >> reporter: at this point, no one really thinks there's an imminent threat. they believe those two probably acted alone and that the explosive devices are been accounted for. but as they begin to ask questions with the suspect in the hospital, they expect to get more answers in the coming days. >> brian, thank you. >>> for more on the legal case against dzhokar tsaranev, we're going to turn to michael garcia, who was
and questioned why the fbi failed to keep tamerlan on its radar of questioning him about possible terror ties two years ago at the request of russia. >> i give him the benefit of the doubt. but he was on the radar screen. and somehow he got off the radar screen and traveled overseas to one of the dangerous parts of the world. >> reporter: once federal charges are filed, authorities say they're likely to include counts that ask for the death penalty. although, the final decision...
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not the fbi. but the locals and they're telling us, they're going to have a briefing shortly, it got pushed back about ten minutes ago, we expect in ability, i say, ten minutes some news. >> thiey think they're closing in? >> reporter: yes. >> we want to talk about law enforcement in all of this. as we watch the unfolding, tense scene, what they have been doing so far is truly extraordinary. >> and at least one officer last night sacrificed his life. another in critical condition. bianna golodryga is here, she speaks russian and spoke to the father of dzhokhar. >> i spoke with ten minutes. i have to tell you, the person he's describing and the alleged suspect that we're seeing right now the barricades right now, it seems to be two different people. he describes his son dzhokhar, as loving, peaceful. he was planning on going back to school break to russia for the first time since they immigrated to the united states. had not been there since. this was going to be his first time to return. he's conv
not the fbi. but the locals and they're telling us, they're going to have a briefing shortly, it got pushed back about ten minutes ago, we expect in ability, i say, ten minutes some news. >> thiey think they're closing in? >> reporter: yes. >> we want to talk about law enforcement in all of this. as we watch the unfolding, tense scene, what they have been doing so far is truly extraordinary. >> and at least one officer last night sacrificed his life. another in critical...
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please contact the fbi if you have any videos or photographs that you would want to share with us. will it be easier for them in this terror incident and in others potentially? >> potentially, yes. it was such a heavily covered event. everyone is covering a cell phone. because of that, there will be tremendous amount of video coverage. that is important. security cameras that were set up prior to that potentially picking up delivery of the devices. they had to be set down at some point. i think there is a great deal of evidence. we have a lot of police on the street because it is the marathon. we had a lot of clout -- we had a lot of crowd control. there will be a lot of information here. a lot of work being done. both at local and state levels. there is great coordination compared to what it was even ten or 15 minutes ago. dagen: that is what i was going to ask you about. talk about that and how it could make it a much quicker investigation or a better investigation, like. >> it is really critical. after 9/11, of course, there was a lot of talk about the territorial battle that wa
please contact the fbi if you have any videos or photographs that you would want to share with us. will it be easier for them in this terror incident and in others potentially? >> potentially, yes. it was such a heavily covered event. everyone is covering a cell phone. because of that, there will be tremendous amount of video coverage. that is important. security cameras that were set up prior to that potentially picking up delivery of the devices. they had to be set down at some point. i...
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someone knows who did this. >> reporter: so the fbi heavily relying on the public. they say more than 2,000 tips have already come in. and they are following up on each and every one of them. john, and diana. >> marci, 24 hours ago we were talking about a potential suspect. investigators at a suburban boston apartment. any update on that? >> we were told investigators were questioning a 20-year-old student. investigators aren't giving us any information about that. a source tells abc news it appears the tips that led investigators to this 20-year-old and to this apartment didn't pan out. so at this point it appears he is not considered a person of interest. but investigators say they are not ruling anything out at this point. >> marci, the pressure cooker bombs, what are you hearing from intelligence and how -- what's the latest on these? >> well this is something that homeland security sent a warning out to state and federal officials in 2004. this is a type of device that is often used. it's taught in afghan terrorist camps. this is the same type of device that wa
someone knows who did this. >> reporter: so the fbi heavily relying on the public. they say more than 2,000 tips have already come in. and they are following up on each and every one of them. john, and diana. >> marci, 24 hours ago we were talking about a potential suspect. investigators at a suburban boston apartment. any update on that? >> we were told investigators were questioning a 20-year-old student. investigators aren't giving us any information about that. a source...
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fbi agents, doctors, nurses. all to say thank you for a job well done. that's pretty much how they reward us in the newsroom as well, pizza. and we don't mind. >> we don't mind. it was kind of a curse last week. we got pizza for the west texas explosion. and then friday happened. >> next time we see pizza. we better hold on to our seats. >> run in the opposite direction. we don't want anything to do with pizza for sure. not for the next couple months. just touching on boston for a moment, on top of the pizza there's also this -- the one fund boston which has been created. it was set up yesterday. it's essentially a place where people can donate money because everybody wants to help out. the governor has said in moments like this we are one state, one city, one people. mayor menino, the mayor of boston, said within an hour of the fund being set up there was an outpouring of people. >> $1 million donation from john hancock. everybody followed suit. that's great. >> it really is. >> city of boston trying to get back to normal today, so a lot of -- hopefully
fbi agents, doctors, nurses. all to say thank you for a job well done. that's pretty much how they reward us in the newsroom as well, pizza. and we don't mind. >> we don't mind. it was kind of a curse last week. we got pizza for the west texas explosion. and then friday happened. >> next time we see pizza. we better hold on to our seats. >> run in the opposite direction. we don't want anything to do with pizza for sure. not for the next couple months. just touching on boston...
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with the fbi to give you an example, i've given many talks to the fbi and given talks the next day to c.a.r.e., that's the main public islamic group in the united states. that's striking is how the head of the fbi and the local region talks to the head of care in the local region and i often joke. i say well, you must know what i'm about to say because they eavesdropped on you. they joke about this among them selves. when you talk to the heads of the fbi, they understand that working with the muslim community is the best way to ensure the security of americans and it's really quite interesting how the media is much, much more sort of pendulum swinging, whereas folks who, again, inside the authorities who are responsible, they seem to be educated. >> we don't want to creed it all to the authorities. we saw in new media which often makes reasonable complaints about mainstream media. they were doing the same sort of rushing to get the information. so who do you trust in this story? pete williams who is doing what? calling people on the phone and talking to sources. again, back to your gu
with the fbi to give you an example, i've given many talks to the fbi and given talks the next day to c.a.r.e., that's the main public islamic group in the united states. that's striking is how the head of the fbi and the local region talks to the head of care in the local region and i often joke. i say well, you must know what i'm about to say because they eavesdropped on you. they joke about this among them selves. when you talk to the heads of the fbi, they understand that working with the...
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the fbi realized that and they shut down. and so the reporters kept going back to their resources who didn't know anything, and were still talking. the people who knew weren't talking, and the people who were talking didn't know. >> right. >> bill: the one exception, i any the whole outstanding exception -- in the whole mess was pete williams from nbc. and this really changed the dynamics here, because breaking news always turned to cnn, because msnbc, they don't have a news association, they just have talkers, but they have got nbc behind them. they have peter williams and other people out there, and at a time like this, i knew because when i was working at msnbc, we did the same thing, so you turn to your nbc people who are just about the best in the business. there are some good people at abc too, but nobody came close to pete williams and he was the guy that had it right every time. and nbc, their rule inside was we're not reporting anything until pete says it is okay. and he by the way was trending on twitter. >> oh, yea
the fbi realized that and they shut down. and so the reporters kept going back to their resources who didn't know anything, and were still talking. the people who knew weren't talking, and the people who were talking didn't know. >> right. >> bill: the one exception, i any the whole outstanding exception -- in the whole mess was pete williams from nbc. and this really changed the dynamics here, because breaking news always turned to cnn, because msnbc, they don't have a news...
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officials say today's bombing charges will include a description of a still unreleased fbi video. according to those familiar with what it shows, dzhokhar tsarnaev can be seen removing his backpack at the spot where the second bomb was placed, and acting very differently from those around him when e first bomb blew up. >> this suspect took the backpack off, put it down, did not react when the first explosion went off, and then moved away from the backpack in time for the second explosion. >> federal officials say in the hours after the fbi released photos of the bombing suspects thursday night, investigators had not yet matched any names to their pictures and, in fact, did not even have the tsarnaev brothers in any terrorist data base. only after the older brother was killed in the late night shootout in watertown were agents able to check his fingerprints and put actual names to their case. fbi agents are seeking to interview all the family members and friends of the two brothers, including the wife of the older one, tamerlan. her lawyer says he is talking to federal authorities
officials say today's bombing charges will include a description of a still unreleased fbi video. according to those familiar with what it shows, dzhokhar tsarnaev can be seen removing his backpack at the spot where the second bomb was placed, and acting very differently from those around him when e first bomb blew up. >> this suspect took the backpack off, put it down, did not react when the first explosion went off, and then moved away from the backpack in time for the second explosion....
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fbi have fanned out around the world from here in the u.s. to russia where they're interviewing the suspects' parents. and we're learning much more about the suspects, closing if on a motive and how they may have built those bombs. just months before the bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev shop here at this fireworks store in new hampshire. the store owner said he purchased these large lock and load mortar kits. 48 fireworks in all. what was his demeanor when he bought this? >> just a normal everyday customer. he wasn't overly friendly or rude. >> reporter: from his hospital bed, bombing suspect dzhokhar is filling in the blanks saying they learned how to make a bomb from the internet. dzhokhar told investigators he and his brother acted alone and offered a motive, too. the brothers believe the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan were an attack on islam. the day after the boston attack, dzhokhar spoke with college friends at the gym. >> i talked to him about how it was crazy that we had a bombing in boston. >> you said that, you talked about the bombin
fbi have fanned out around the world from here in the u.s. to russia where they're interviewing the suspects' parents. and we're learning much more about the suspects, closing if on a motive and how they may have built those bombs. just months before the bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev shop here at this fireworks store in new hampshire. the store owner said he purchased these large lock and load mortar kits. 48 fireworks in all. what was his demeanor when he bought this? >> just a normal...